via LLRX – On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 7:30 pm, a unique concert will be offered by the Foundation For The Revival Of Classical Culture at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, featuring Tian Jiang – Pianist and Inbal Segev – Cellist. Lynn J. Yen introduces the concert, entitled Properly Tuned Masterpieces will present, through “performance… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Petition – Require free online permanent public access to ALL federal government information and publications
James R. Jacobs – Government Information Librarian – Stanford University: “…[we have created] a petition on the White House’s “We the People” petition site. If you believe in free permanent public access to authentic government information, we hope you’ll sign the petition. And if every one of the @2500 govdoc-l subscribers signs, posts to their… Continue Reading
BIS – Constructing a real estate price index: the Moroccan experience
Constructing a real estate price index: the Moroccan experience – IFC Working Papers No 9, April 2013. “The real estate sector became a centre of attention over the last few years, given the extent of its effects on financial and real spheres and its implications for monetary policy decisions and financial stability. In the absence… Continue Reading
SEC Says Social Media OK for Company Announcements if Investors Are Alerted
“The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report that makes clear that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) so long as investors have been alerted about which social media will be used to disseminate such information. The SECs… Continue Reading
Euro area unemployment rate at 12.0%
News release, April 3, 2013: “The euro area (EA17) seasonally – adjusted unemployment rate was 12.0% in February 2013, stable compared with January 4. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.9%, up from 10.8% in the previous month. In both zones, rates have risen markedly compared with February 2012, when they were 10.9% and 10.2 %… Continue Reading
CRS – Argentinas Post-Crisis Economic Reform: Challenges for U.S. Policy
Argentinas Post-Crisis Economic Reform: Challenges for U.S. Policy. J.F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance,March 26, 2013 “U.S.-Argentine economic relations have long been mutually beneficial. In recent years, however, they have been strained at times, in part because of Argentinas struggle to maintain macroeconomic stability, and also because of specific policy choices that have… Continue Reading
Trends in international arms transfers, 2012
Trends in international arms transfers, 2012. Paul Holtom, Mark Bromley, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman, SIPRI Fact Sheet “The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database now contains information on all international transfers of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the end of 2012. It is the only publicly available resource providing consistent data on international… Continue Reading
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 8 November 2010 (As Amended Through 15 March 2013) 1. “Scope – The Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States.… Continue Reading
IG Report – Approval of Contractor Executive Salaries by Department of Energy Personnel
Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General Office of Audits and Inspections, Inspection Report: Approval of Contractor Executive Salaries by Department of Energy Personnel, DOE/IG-0882 March 2013. “In April 2011, the Department of Energy awarded a n early $2.2 billion contract to URS|CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, (UCOR) for the environmental cleanup at the East Tennessee… Continue Reading
Executive Order — Establishment of the Presidential Commission of Election Administration
The Commission of Federal Election’s mission: “The Commission shall identify best practices and otherwise make recommendations to promote the efficient administration of elections in order to ensure that all eligible voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots without undue delay, and to improve the experience of voters facing other obstacles in casting their ballots,… Continue Reading
Federal Judge Rules Against Reseller of preowned digital music
FindLaw – Adam Ramiriz: “A federal judge has declared a unique website enabling the online sale of pre-owned digital music files unlawful. “The first sale defense is limited to material items, like records, that the copyright owner put into the stream of commerce,” ruled U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan. This is bad news for ReDigi,… Continue Reading
Toward an International Law of the Internet
Toward an International Law of the Internet, Molly Land, New York Law School, November 19, 2012, Harvard International Law Journal, Vol. 54, 2013 (Forthcoming) via SSRN. “This Article presents the first and only analysis of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as it applies to new technologies and uses this… Continue Reading
